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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 375
July 17, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Armstrong
,
Kreibich
,
Joers
,
Moses
,
Mursau
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Tittl
,
Tranel
and
Udell
, cosponsored by Senators
Feyen
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Habush Sinykin
,
L. Johnson
and
Spreitzer
. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
AB375,1,10
1
An Act
to repeal
71.07 (9m) (a) 1m., 71.28 (6) (a) 1m. and 71.47 (6) (a) 1m.;
to
2
amend
71.07 (9m) (a) 2m., 71.07 (9m) (a) 3., 71.07 (9m) (c) (intro.), 71.07 (9m)
3
(c) 1., 71.07 (9m) (cm), 71.07 (9m) (cn) (intro.), 71.07 (9m) (g) 1., 71.07 (9m) (h),
4
71.28 (6) (a) 2m., 71.28 (6) (a) 3., 71.28 (6) (c) (intro.), 71.28 (6) (c) 1., 71.28 (6)
5
(cm), 71.28 (6) (cn) (intro.), 71.28 (6) (g) 1., 71.28 (6) (h), 71.47 (6) (a) 2m., 71.47
6
(6) (a) 3., 71.47 (6) (c) (intro.), 71.47 (6) (c) 1., 71.47 (6) (cm), 71.47 (6) (cn)
7
(intro.), 71.47 (6) (g) 1., 71.47 (6) (h) and 238.17 (2);
to create
71.07 (9m) (a) 4.,
8
71.07 (9m) (ck), 71.28 (6) (a) 4., 71.28 (6) (ck), 71.47 (6) (a) 4. and 71.47 (6) (ck)
9
of the statutes;
relating to:
modifications to the historic rehabilitation tax
10
credit.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill modifies the historic rehabilitation tax credit, which allows taxpayers to claim a credit for the amounts spent to rehabilitate certified historic structures located in Wisconsin. The credit is based on the federal rehabilitation tax credit. In general, a taxpayer may claim both credits for the same rehabilitation project; however, in some cases, a taxpayer may not be able to claim both due to differences in state and federal law.
Under current law, taxpayers may claim a credit equal to 20 percent of their qualified rehabilitation expenditures so long as the expenditures are at least $50,000. Federal law further requires the expenditures exceed the greater of the taxpayer’s adjusted basis in the property (initial cost with certain adjustments) or $5,000. The bill provides that the federal requirement does not apply, while maintaining the $50,000 threshold.
Also under current law, a taxpayer must be certified by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to claim the credit. As part of this requirement, the taxpayer must provide to WEDC evidence that the State Historic Preservation Officer approved the rehabilitation before the work began and that the SHPO recommended the rehabilitation for approval to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. The bill removes the requirement regarding SHPO recommendation for federal approval if the taxpayer claims only the state credit.
The bill modifies the timing for claiming the credit, which is currently based on when the taxpayer claims the federal credit. Federal law, as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, generally requires taxpayers claim the credit in equal amounts over five years. Under the bill, the full credit is generally claimed in one year.
The bill sunsets the credit for the rehabilitation of qualifying buildings that are not certified historic structures and the corresponding requirement that WEDC certify taxpayers to claim that credit. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act had sunsetted a similar federal credit.
Finally, current law prohibits WEDC from certifying persons to claim more than a total of $3,500,000 in tax credits for all projects undertaken on the same parcel. Under the bill, this restriction only applies to certifying persons to claim tax credits for all projects undertaken on the same parcel within a single 10-year period.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB375,1
1
Section
1
.
71.07 (9m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB375,2
2
Section
2
.
71.07 (9m) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,3,5
3
71.07
(9m)
(a) 2m. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013,
and
4
before January 1, 2026,
any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise
5
due under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent
1
of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of
2
the Internal Revenue Code, for certified historic structures on property located in
3
this state, if the cost of the person’s qualified rehabilitation expenditures is at least
4
$50,000 and the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31,
5
2013
, and before January 1, 2026
.
AB375,3
6
Section
3
.
71.07 (9m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,3,20
7
71.07
(9m)
(a) 3. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013,
and
8
before January 1, 2026,
any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise
9
due under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent
10
of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of
11
the Internal Revenue Code, for qualified rehabilitated buildings, as defined in
12
section
47
(c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code, on property located in this state, if
13
the cost of the person’s qualified rehabilitation expenditures is at least $50,000 and
14
the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31, 2013,
and before
15
January 1, 2026,
and regardless of whether the rehabilitated property is used for
16
multiple or revenue-producing purposes. No credit may be claimed under this
17
subdivision for property listed as a contributing building in the state register of
18
historic places or in the national register of historic places and no credit may be
19
claimed under this subdivision for nonhistoric, nonresidential property converted
20
into housing if the property has been previously used for housing.
AB375,4
21
Section
4
.
71.07 (9m) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB375,4,9
22
71.07
(9m)
(a) 4. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, any
23
person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under s. 71.02, up to the
24
amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent of the qualified rehabilitation
1
expenditures, as defined in section
4
7 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, for a
2
qualified rehabilitated building located in this state and placed in service after
3
December 31, 2025. For purposes of this subdivision, “qualified rehabilitated
4
building” has the meaning given in section
4
7 (c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code,
5
except that a building shall be treated as having been substantially rehabilitated
6
under section
4
7 (c) (1) (B) (i) of the Internal Revenue Code only if the qualified
7
rehabilitation expenditures during the 24-month period selected by the taxpayer (at
8
the time and in the manner prescribed by federal regulations) and ending with or
9
within the taxable year are at least $50,000.
AB375,5
10
Section
5
.
71.07 (9m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,4,15
11
71.07
(9m)
(c) (intro.) No person may claim the credit under par. (a) 2m.
or 4.
12
unless the claimant includes with the claimant’s return a copy of the claimant’s
13
certification under s. 238.17. For certification purposes under s. 238.17, the
14
claimant shall provide to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation all of
15
the following:
AB375,6
16
Section
6
.
71.07 (9m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,5,2
17
71.07
(9m)
(c) 1.
Evidence
If the claimant claims the credit under section 47 of
18
the Internal Revenue Code for the same rehabilitation, evidence
that the
19
rehabilitation was recommended by the state historic preservation officer for
20
approval by the secretary of the interior under
36 CFR 67.6
before the physical work
21
of construction, or destruction in preparation for construction, began and that the
22
rehabilitation was approved by the state historic preservation officer.
If the
23
claimant does not claim the credit under section
47
of the Internal Revenue Code
24
for the same rehabilitation, evidence that the rehabilitation was approved by the
1
state historic preservation officer before the physical work of construction, or
2
destruction in preparation for construction, began.
AB375,7
3
Section
7
.
71.07 (9m) (ck) of the statutes is created to read:
AB375,5,7
4
71.07
(9m)
(ck) A credit claimed under par. (a) 4. shall be claimed in the
5
taxable year in which the qualified rehabilitated building is placed in service,
6
unless the taxpayer makes the election under par. (g) 1. to claim the credit based on
7
progress expenditures under section
47
(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
AB375,8
8
Section
8
.
71.07 (9m) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,5,10
9
71.07
(9m)
(cm) Any credit claimed under
this subsection for Wisconsin
10
purposes
par. (a) 2m. or 3.
shall be claimed at the same time as for federal purposes.
AB375,9
11
Section
9
.
71.07 (9m) (cn) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,5,14
12
71.07
(9m)
(cn) (intro.) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014,
13
and before January 1, 2026,
the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
14
shall certify a person to claim a credit under par. (a) 3. if all of the following apply:
AB375,10
15
Section
10
.
71.07 (9m) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,5,21
16
71.07
(9m)
(g) 1. If a person who claims the credit
under this subsection
under
17
par. (a) 2m., 3., or 4.
elects to claim the credit based on
claiming amounts for
18
expenditures as the expenditures are paid, rather than when the rehabilitation
19
work is completed
progress expenditures under section 47 (d) of the Internal
20
Revenue Code
, the person shall file an election form with the department, in the
21
manner prescribed by the department.
AB375,11
22
Section
11
.
71.07 (9m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,6,10
23
71.07
(9m)
(h) Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section
24
501
(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer the credit
1
under par. (a) 2m.
or
,
3.,
or 4.,
in whole or in part, to another person who is subject
2
to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, or 71.43, if the person notifies the
3
department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer
4
documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit with each transfer.
5
The transferor may file a claim for more than one taxable year on a form prescribed
6
by the department to compute all years of the credit under par. (a) 2m.
or
,
3.,
or 4.,
7
at the time of the transfer request. The transferee may first use the credit to offset
8
tax in the taxable year of the transferor in which the transfer occurs and may use
9
the credit only to offset tax in taxable years otherwise allowed to be claimed and
10
carried forward by the original claimant.
AB375,12
11
Section
12
.
71.28 (6) (a) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB375,13
12
Section
13
.
71.28 (6) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,6,20
13
71.28
(6)
(a) 2m. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013,
and
14
before January 1, 2026,
any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise
15
due under s. 71.23, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent
16
of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of
17
the Internal Revenue Code, for certified historic structures on property located in
18
this state, if the cost of the person’s qualified rehabilitation expenditures is at least
19
$50,000 and the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31,
20
2013
, and before January 1, 2026
.
AB375,14
21
Section
14
.
71.28 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,7,11
22
71.28
(6)
(a) 3. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013,
and
23
before January 1, 2026,
any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise
24
due under s. 71.23, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent
1
of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of
2
the Internal Revenue Code, for qualified rehabilitated buildings, as defined in
3
section
4
7 (c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code, on property located in this state, if
4
the cost of the person’s qualified rehabilitation expenditures is at least $50,000 and
5
the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31, 2013,
and before
6
January 1, 2026,
and regardless of whether the rehabilitated property is used for
7
multiple or revenue-producing purposes. No credit may be claimed under this
8
subdivision for property listed as a contributing building in the state register of
9
historic places or in the national register of historic places and no credit may be
10
claimed under this subdivision for nonhistoric, nonresidential property converted
11
into housing if the property has been previously used for housing.
AB375,15
12
Section
15
.
71.28 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB375,7,24
13
71.28
(6)
(a) 4. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, any
14
person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under s. 71.23, up to the
15
amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent of the qualified rehabilitation
16
expenditures, as defined in section
47
(c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, for a
17
qualified rehabilitated building located in this state and placed in service after
18
December 31, 2025. For purposes of this subdivision, “qualified rehabilitated
19
building” has the meaning given in section
47
(c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code,
20
except that a building shall be treated as having been substantially rehabilitated
21
under section
47
(c) (1) (B) (i) of the Internal Revenue Code only if the qualified
22
rehabilitation expenditures during the 24-month period selected by the taxpayer (at
23
the time and in the manner prescribed by federal regulations) and ending with or
24
within the taxable year are at least $50,000.
AB375,16
1
Section
16
.
71.28 (6) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,8,6
2
71.28
(6)
(c) (intro.) No person may claim the credit under par. (a) 2m.
or 4.
3
unless the claimant includes with the claimant’s return a copy of the claimant’s
4
certification under s. 238.17. For certification purposes under s. 238.17, the
5
claimant shall provide to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation all of
6
the following:
AB375,17
7
Section
17
.
71.28 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,8,17
8
71.28
(6)
(c) 1.
Evidence
If the claimant claims the credit under section 47 of
9
the Internal Revenue Code for the same rehabilitation, evidence
that the
10
rehabilitation was recommended by the state historic preservation officer for
11
approval by the secretary of the interior under
36 CFR 67.6
before the physical work
12
of construction, or destruction in preparation for construction, began and that the
13
rehabilitation was approved by the state historic preservation officer.
If the
14
claimant does not claim the credit under section
47
of the Internal Revenue Code
15
for the same rehabilitation, evidence that the rehabilitation was approved by the
16
state historic preservation officer before the physical work of construction, or
17
destruction in preparation for construction, began.
AB375,18
18
Section
18
.
71.28 (6) (ck) of the statutes is created to read:
AB375,8,22
19
71.28
(6)
(ck) A credit claimed under par. (a) 4. shall be claimed in the taxable
20
year in which the qualified rehabilitated building is placed in service, unless the
21
taxpayer makes the election under par. (g) 1. to claim the credit based on progress
22
expenditures under section
47
(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
AB375,19
23
Section
19
.
71.28 (6) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,9,2
1
71.28
(6)
(cm) Any credit claimed under
this subsection for Wisconsin
2
purposes
par. (a) 2m. or 3.
shall be claimed at the same time as for federal purposes.
AB375,20
3
Section
20
.
71.28 (6) (cn) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,9,6
4
71.28
(6)
(cn) (intro.) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014,
5
and before January 1, 2026,
the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
6
shall certify a person to claim a credit under par. (a) 3. if all of the following apply:
AB375,21
7
Section
21
.
71.28 (6) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,9,13
8
71.28
(6)
(g) 1. If a person who claims the credit
under this subsection
under
9
par. (a) 2m., 3., or 4.
elects to claim the credit based on
claiming amounts for
10
expenditures as the expenditures are paid, rather than when the rehabilitation
11
work is completed
progress expenditures under section 47 (d) of the Internal
12
Revenue Code
, the person shall file an election form with the department, in the
13
manner prescribed by the department.
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